Sergeant Family Name and Heraldry

Your Sergeant ancestor may well appear as Sargent in earlier records. At root, the name means “Servant, officer”.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Sargent surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

How the spelling arose

Before spelling was fixed, Sargent was also written Sergeant. Other spellings include Sergent, Sargeant and Sargant.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Sergeant surname had 1,385 bearers. French birth records list 2,248 children named Sergeant between 1891 and 2000. Want more than a summary? See the Sergeant family name pack.